There are two views on the bounty scandal that is troubling American football.
The really troubling thing is that they are both correct. And this has
troubling implications for our home-grown sports, as I type these words on
the Eurostar on my way to the France-England rugby game.

Under the bounty terms, players from the New Orleans Saints were getting paid
a bonus every time they caused serious physical harm to an opponent: so much
for a cart-off, so much more if the player is unable to continue. You can
shudder and say that this is barbaric; you can shrug